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They tried to guess at its location

The treeless ridge on which they were now standing ran like a belt

outside the Hills They journeyed along its summit until late in the

afternoon, and then all at once found the city of Rapid lying below

thee on fine velvet

brown

In the city they separated, Mary going to the McPhersons', Bennington

to the hotel It was now near to sunset, so it was agreed that

Bennington was to coet her At the

hotel Bennington spent an interesting evening viewing the pioneers with

their variety of costuood

stories, hu, and it was very late before he

finally got to bed

The immediate consequence was that he was equally late to breakfast He

hurried through that meal and stepped out into the street, with the

intention of hastening to Dr McPherson's for Mary, but this he found

to be impossible because of the overcrowded condition of the streets

The sports of the day had already begun From curb to curb the as

jah whom he

had to worm his way After ten feet of this, he heard his naht of Mary herself, perched on a dry-goods